The transition stage of active labor is when you go from 7 cm to 10 cm. And girl, it is a beast, but take heart because it is usually fast.

Transition is typically the most intense part of your labor and hits hard. Being prepared is key to not succumbing to your fear and anxiety when transition hits you. This is the point in labor when your hard-earned focus begins to fail, and your mind loses control.

So what do we do about it? We prepare. Understand the signs and then learn some tips for coping. (Hint: your support peeps need to read this as well. Here’s how to know if you’re in the transition stage of active labor.

👉You may:

➡️ Want to run away and not finish the birth
➡️ Scream
➡️ Curse
➡️ Glare at your partner

☀️ This is why information and preparation are key to birth, Our comprehensive birth course Calm Labor, Confident Birth, is open for students. It is self-paced and powerful:
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Your support team is critical during this stage of labor. Ideally, they have taken a birth class with you and are well aware of your birth plan. Knowing what you plan to do during birth will guide them in directing you during transition.

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If you don't know who I am, my name is Trish— AKA Labor Nurse Mama. I am a labor and delivery nurse with over 16 years of high-risk labor and delivery experience. I am also a mama to 7 kids and have given birth to 6. This means I am quite familiar with the postpartum period and how to navigate it. I am the online birth class educator for Calm Labor Confident Birth and The VBAC Lab birth classes and the mama expert inside our Calm Mama Society, a pregnancy & postpartum membership community! I am passionate about your birth and motherhood journey! You can find me over on IG teaching over 230k mamas daily. I am passionate about your birth and motherhood journey.

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